As Chief Legal Officer, how can you help your organization build trust, especially during a time of crisis? In this article, learn more about how you can increase focus on social good, support the safety of your employees and stakeholders, and engage in proactive policies that will support staff while working remotely.
This Report provides an analysis of corruption within the EU’s Member States and of the steps taken to prevent and fight it. It aims to launch a debate involving the Commission, Member States, the European Parliament and other stakeholders, to assist the anti-corruption work and to identify ways in which the European dimension can help.
This is a sample agreement between a hotel and company.
Selected cases and materials related to limitations on discovery.
The Canadian Anti–Spam Legislation has major implications for nonprofits doing business in Canada. Without explicit advance permission from Canadian residents, you might be precluded from contacting them by email. Don’t let your organization be caught by surprise.
When doing business in a foreign country, choosing a law firm and an individual lawyer is one of the more important decisions. Using the example of the German legal market, this article demonstrates that simple referrals and law firm directories do not provide sufficient determinative guidelines. Learn more about how to develop best practices for your corporation so that selecting a law firm in a foreign jurisdiction is as painless as it is important.
As digital transformation initiatives continue to drive the business world, legal departments are often woefully unprepared. However, there are measures that can be taken to lessen the blow.
Sample Outside Counsel Billing Guidelines Contributed by ACC Legal Operations Members
These are sample social computing guidelines regarding blogs, wikis, social networks, virtual worlds and social media.
An informative primer on accessing foreign tax information networks under the OECD Model Convention.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to a Q&A that gives an overview of the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities in France.
This InfoPak aims to assist in-house and outside counsel alike in counseling their clients toward selecting, achieving, and protecting strong brands.
What could be more unpleasant than the shriek of a whistle? Try knowing that one of your employees has reported your company for violations of securities laws. New bounty provisions to the Dodd-Frank Act encourage whistleblowers to report violations to the SEC. Understand what these provisions mean for your company and its employees.
This is an excerpt from a corporate annual meeting.
This QuickCounsel focuses on the recent California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and Executive Order, and compliance issues with respect to each.
This updated InfoPAK will provide in-house counsel with information on basic US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) compliance and how to handle an OSHA inspection. OSHA is particularly aggressive from an enforcement standpoint and employers must be prepared to respond effectively to an OSHA inspection or investigation.
Deutsches Institut für Compliance (DICO) guidelines provide the reader with practical and actionable recommendations on Compliance issues.
Learn about technology escrow agreements in the event that your software developer goes broke or otherwise refuses to support the software.
This article outlines the key benefits of a ride share service, including car and driver verification, GPS tracking and cashless transactions in the United States.
Knowing the law is key to serving your clients. Knowing why people behave the way they do and your own strengths and weaknesses in dealing with them can make you successful. Research has shown that some of the very skills that make us technically competent as lawyers actually hurt our ability to work with other people well and move our careers forward. A panel of experts will tell you how to harness your emotional intelligence, how to measure it and how to improve it.
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